Hi mate, sorry i was down the beach all day, yes the wheel is very good if you are on a budget, i gave mine to a friend who still has it and has had no problems at all, the feel and force feed back is no different to the G27, the F430 is belt driven and uses bearings aswell so you will get no wear with the mechanical side, some people have had an issue with the padel shift (micro switch) but i had that problem with my G27 and my Fanatec F1 wheel so its not just a thrustmaster problem, its common with all wheels. Thrustmaster have the best customer support which i have experienced with other products, even when my warranty was out of date they still replaced the item free of charge. Logitech is a nightmare for customer service. Hope that helps, hope to race with you soon :)